Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-07-14
Ordinance No. IA.
Published July II, 1881

AN ORDINANCE to preserve the health of the
city and to protect it against nusances.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Councilmen Of
the city of Dodge City, Kansas:
SECTION l. That the Board of health of the city
of Dodge City shall have full power to do any and
all things, and make any and all rules and regula-
tons, necessary to preserve the health OF the clu-
Zens of the city of Dodge City.
SEC. ii. The said Board of health shall have full
power to declare any and all places which are in
furious or perniciOus to the health OF the pubic
within the limits of the city of Dodge City, NUS
ances and authorize the City Marshal tonotify any
persons keeping or permitting such nuisance or
pernicious place or annexed TO their property,
abate such nuisance, or grade, or I'LL up or amend
such pernciOus place.
SEC. Ill That if any person so notified shall
fail to comply with such notice mentioned in the
proceeding section for the space OF two days. such
person shall be deemed guilty of keeping and main
tanning nuisance, and upon conviction thereof
shall be fined in any sum not less than one nor
more than twenty -fve dollars and costs of prose
cution and as part OF the Judgment, the Ponce
Cont shall make an order directed to the Marshal
to abate, fill up, grade or remove such nuisance
or perncious place at the cost OF the person keep
| ing and maintaining such nuisance which order
| shall be executed by the Marshal
SEC ". That any person being the owner or
| having charge of any animal that may hereafter
die within the limits of the city shall remove or
cause TO be removed such dead. animal from within
the limits of said city, at least one mile, without
| DELAY and bury the same, not less than one FOOT
below the surface of the ground and person
shall bring remove into the city any deau AM
| NAL or carcass whatever
SEC " Any person failing TO comply with the
proceeding section violating any Of the provis-
ions thereof shall be deemed guilty OF an oHense,
and upon conviction thereof shall be fined IN any
| sum not less than nor more than fifty dollars
and costs Of prosecution
SEC. VI That it shall be the duty of the City
Marshal to that the above provisions are com,
piled with and cause all carcasses to be moved
| from and out Of the city limits, and 10 fle COM
plants against all offenders.
SEC. VII. That it shall be unlawful for any per
son family or house to keep and feed in the city
of Dodge City, more than one hog or pig, winch
| hog or pig shall be kept in pen or enclosure by
itself and it is is hereby made the duty OF such
family or keeper of house to keep such pen or en-
cIosnre we'll cleaned and free from filth or foul
| smells noxiOus odors
SEC VIII. Any person or persons keeping with
in the city of Dodge City any pig pen or ~
or any hog or pig contrary to the provisions OF the
proceeding section shall be deemed guilty OF an
offense and upon conviction thereon snali De nhea
in any not less than one nor more ihan lWenty
| five dollars and costs of prosecution and upon
continuance of such Ofense after the first conVic-
| ton and for each day thereafter. he shall upon
conviction be fined not less than I'VE nor more imam
| TWENTY-FIVE dollars and costs OF prosecution.
SEC. TX 1t shall be unlawful for any person
| to throw or deposit, directly or indirectly IN any
street aley or other public place WITHIN the CITY:
any swiIl dishwater, manure, rubbish or oiIai OF
sny Kind and apy person or persons violating the
provisions of this section. snail De deeiheu suIti
Of an offense, and upon conviction Thereon, snall
nav ne of not less than one dollar nor more than
| TWENTY-FIVE dollars and costs Of prosecution
SEC. X. All ordinances and parts OF ordinances
in conflict wihis ordinance, be, and the same are
SIC ri. This ordinance shall take effect and
he in in force from and after its publication once
| in the Dodge City TINES.
Attest: GEO. F. JONES, City Clerk
| Approved July 9eh, 1851.
L. n. YORK,
President, Pro TEN.